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Independent

/ɪndɪˈpɛndənt/

A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.

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📖 Definitions of "Independent"

noun

1
A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
2
A neutral or uncommitted person.
3
A team not affiliated with any league or conference.

adjective

1
Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
2
Not affiliated with any political party.
"the independent candidate"
3
Providing a comfortable livelihood.
"an independent property"
4
Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
"a man of an independent mind"

🔄 Synonyms of "Independent"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
freenoun	(social) Unconstrained.
autonomous	Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.
individualnoun	A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
mugwumpnoun	(politics) (by extension) A person who purports to stay aloof from party politics.
mainnoun	Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
self-reliant	Reliant upon oneself; trusting to one's own powers or judgment.
separatistnoun	A person who advocates or seeks the splitting of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.
autarkic	Pertaining to an autarky; self-sufficient.
freelancenoun	Someone who sells their services to clients without a long-term employment contract.
unaffiliatednoun	Not affiliated, not associated.
unconditionalnoun	Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications.
nonpartisannoun	Not partisan; impartial and unbiased.
self-sustaining	Able to provide for one's own needs without help from others; self-sufficient.
self-directed	Directed, independently by oneself without external control or constraint; directed for oneself.
breakawaynoun	The act of breaking away from something.
self-sufficient	Able to provide for oneself independently of others; not needing external support.
strong-minded	Having a vigorous, independent will and views.
single-handed	Without help from others; unassisted.
self-governing	autonomous
commutative	(mathematics, of a binary operation) Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.
free-living	(biology) Of an organism: living independently of other organisms rather than as part of a symbiotic or parasitic relationship, either as a life stage (for example, in some parasites) or for the organism's entire lifespan.
self-supporting	Characterized by self-support.
self-sufficing	able to provide for your own needs without help from others
autarkical	Autarkic.
nonparasitic	Not parasitic.

↔️ Antonyms of "Independent"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
subordinatenoun	Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
indulgencenoun	The act of indulging.
dependentnoun	Relying upon; depending upon.
pleasingnoun	Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
pamperingnoun	The act by which somebody is pampered.
indulgingnoun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
humoringnoun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Independent"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
free-living	(biology) Of an organism: living independently of other organisms rather than as part of a symbiotic or parasitic relationship, either as a life stage (for example, in some parasites) or for the organism's entire lifespan.
individualnoun	A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
self-sufficient	Able to provide for oneself independently of others; not needing external support.
self-directed	Directed, independently by oneself without external control or constraint; directed for oneself.
self-sustaining	Able to provide for one's own needs without help from others; self-sufficient.
self-governing	autonomous
self-reliant	Reliant upon oneself; trusting to one's own powers or judgment.
self-supporting	Characterized by self-support.
autarkic	Pertaining to an autarky; self-sufficient.
autarkical	Autarkic.
single-handed	Without help from others; unassisted.
unconditional	Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or qualifications.
nonpartisan	Not partisan; impartial and unbiased.
case-by-case	Separate and distinct from others of the same kind; treated individually.
absolute	Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
nonpartizan	Alternative spelling of nonpartisan. [Not partisan; impartial and unbiased.]
strong-minded	Having a vigorous, independent will and views.
free	(social) Unconstrained.
unaffiliated	Not affiliated, not associated.
nonsymbiotic	Not symbiotic.